01-03-2008, 02:10 AM
AHA! The fake white problem. Somewhere in the Custom Graphics forum is a thread about this. I don't know what you're using to edit but Photoshop or ImageReady are my choices. When you select white you are looking for pixels that have a color value of 255,255,255 (RGB). So a pixel that is 255,255,254 may look white but isn't. Therefore it gets left behind when MM is making white pixels transparent. Not all sprites and graphics use AQUA (0,255,255) and the critters sprites fall into this category.
Lining up frames of an animation can also be done with Photoshop/ImageReady by adding an extra layer that contains lines which mark where each frame should fit. When copying them to the clipboard just make the grid layer invisible and do a CopyMerged. I'm sure there are other graphics packages you can use but PS is the most powerful and widely used. For instance I use ToonBoom Studio, Manga Studio, DAZ Studio, Poser and modo to do animations. They all make the image alignment process much easier at a cost.
If you fall into getting frustrated you can always send me the graphic and an idea of what the issue is and I can try to fix it or at least tell you how.
Hope this helps!
joeb
Lining up frames of an animation can also be done with Photoshop/ImageReady by adding an extra layer that contains lines which mark where each frame should fit. When copying them to the clipboard just make the grid layer invisible and do a CopyMerged. I'm sure there are other graphics packages you can use but PS is the most powerful and widely used. For instance I use ToonBoom Studio, Manga Studio, DAZ Studio, Poser and modo to do animations. They all make the image alignment process much easier at a cost.
If you fall into getting frustrated you can always send me the graphic and an idea of what the issue is and I can try to fix it or at least tell you how.
Hope this helps!
joeb